"cotton-wool" meaning in English

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        "Alternative form of cotton wool"
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      "form": "cotton-wooling",
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      "form": "cotton-wooled",
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        "To cover with, or in, cotton wool."
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        "(transitive) To cover with, or in, cotton wool."
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          "sense": "cover with, or in, cotton wool",
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        "To cover with, or in, cotton wool."
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        "(transitive) To cover with, or in, cotton wool."
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      "sense": "cover with, or in, cotton wool",
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